Beer
The Expats: Taking NZ craft beer to the UK
A kiwi couple is at the forefront of the growing craft beer culture in London. Jen Ferguson and Glenn Williams started their speciality store, Hop Burns and Black in south London, where they sell… Audio
A year of beer
Alice Galletly likes drinking beer. After sampling 356 beers in 365 days she has poured her thoughts into a new book - How to Have a Beer. Audio
Driverless truck delivers 50,000 cans of beer
In a world-first, a driverless truck has completed a 200 kilometre beer run to deliver 50,000 cans of Budweiser from Fort Collins to Colorado. Video, Audio
Beervana
Beervana starts in Wellington tonight, and many of country's boutique brewers, big and small will be there. Among them Jo and Christina Wood, who set up Liberty brewing - initially from their own… Audio
Underground beer pipeline
A 3 kilometre underground beer pipeline's been built to protect the historic city centre of Bruges in Belgium. With Xavier Vanneste of De Halve Maan brewery. Audio, Gallery
Beer is in her blood
Annika Naschitzki was born and raised in Berlin where her father was a brewer and maltster at one of Berlin's oldest breweries, Schultheiss. She moved to Wellington in 2010, and her eyes were opened… Audio, Gallery
Demand for low-alchohol beer due to tighter drink-driving rules
New Zealand craft brewers have taken on the tricky task of making light alcohol beer tasty. Audio
The Expats - Luke Robertson
Luke Robertson grew up in Westport but has gone on to become a professional beer writer in Melbourne. He was recently named Australian beer writer of the Year for 2015 for his blog Ale of a Time Audio
Weekend Wine (Craft Beer monthly)
Ava Wilson provides a beer match and some beer selections for your weekend enjoyment. Including Croucher Low Rider (2.5%), 8wired Hippy Berliner (4.5%) & Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin (7%). Audio
The rise of New Zealand craft beer
New Zealand brewed craft beer has become very popular both on the domestic market and for export. Jules van Cruysen began his career as sommelier in Wellington and writing about wine, then the 30 year… Audio
Craft Beer - Phil Cook.
Writer and co-host of the beer diary podcast Phil Cook. His recommendations are Parrot Dog: 'Otis', Stone & Wood: 'Pacific Ale' and Emerson's Cellar Reserve: Flander's Red. Audio
Feature Album - Who is Jill Scott? Words and sounds Vol. 1
Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 is the debut album by American R&B-soul singer-songwriter Jill Scott, chosen by Beer Baroness, Ava Wilson, who runs her beer brand from Christchurch out of… Audio
How did a farmer end up with his own brewery?
James Cooper is a farmer-turned-brewer, proprietor of Lake Man Brewing from Taupo. Audio
Do NZ craft beers have a profile in the United States?
Jacob Leonard from Breakside Brewing in Portland, and Kelly Ryan from Fork & Brewer in Wellington. Audio
Craft Beer - Neil Miller
Neil Miller suggests a beer accompaniment for roast duck and gives us his selections for the weekend. Audio
The Art and Science of Beer
The Hop Lab in Motueka is a small research brewery, where a Plant and Food Research scientists are breeding, growing and testing new varieties of hops Audio
Beer crackers
James Chatterton and Mike Cheyne of Mash Tun Crackers love their beer. They were brewing when they had the idea of crackers as a tasty way to recycle the spent grains used in making ale. Audio